To foster good relations and understanding between Britain and Palestine and to promote a just and lasting peace in the Middle East.
Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.
View Official Register Entry
Reticulating Splines
4 Current APPG Officers
Show/Hide
Debbie Abrahams
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Oldham East and Saddleworth
Joined: 30th July 2015
4 APPG Officer Positions
Dementia , Healthy Places , Kashmir , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)
8 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Beyond Pills , Child of the North , Fair Banking , Miscarriages of Justice , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
Dementia , Healthy Places , Kashmir , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)
8 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Beyond Pills , Child of the North , Fair Banking , Miscarriages of Justice , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy , Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention
1 APPG Officer Position
British Muslims
2 APPG Memberships
Bosnia and Herzegovina , Governance and Inclusive Leadership
British Muslims
2 APPG Memberships
Bosnia and Herzegovina , Governance and Inclusive Leadership
4 APPG Officer Positions
Acquired Brain Injury , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Medical Cannabis under Prescription , Spinal Cord Injury
5 APPG Memberships
Autism , Council Tax Reform , Football Supporters , Miscarriages of Justice , Occupational Safety and Health
Acquired Brain Injury , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Medical Cannabis under Prescription , Spinal Cord Injury
5 APPG Memberships
Autism , Council Tax Reform , Football Supporters , Miscarriages of Justice , Occupational Safety and Health
5 APPG Officer Positions
International Students , Race and Community , Somaliland , Students , University
15 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Beer , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Climate Change , Environment , Homelessness , Long Covid , Miscarriages of Justice , Net Zero , Prostate Cancer , Refugees , Waterways , Women in Parliament , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
International Students , Race and Community , Somaliland , Students , University
15 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Beer , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Carers , Climate Change , Environment , Homelessness , Long Covid , Miscarriages of Justice , Net Zero , Prostate Cancer , Refugees , Waterways , Women in Parliament , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Debbie Abrahams MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 1041.
Email: abrahamsd@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Joseph Willits, Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding). Tel: 0207 832 1325
Email: willitsj@caabu.org
Secretariat:
Caabu acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.caabu.org/
Benefits in Kind
Show/Hide
Date
12 Feb 2023
12 Feb 2023
Source
Caabu
Caabu
Description
Secretariat From : 12/02/2023 To : 11/02/2024
Secretariat From : 12/02/2023 To : 11/02/2024
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
12 Feb 2022
12 Feb 2022
Source
Caabu
Caabu
Description
Secretariat From : 12/02/2022 To : 11/02/2023
Secretariat From : 12/02/2022 To : 11/02/2023
Value
£3,001
£3,001
Date
4 Jul 2018
4 Jul 2018
Source
Council for Arab-British Understanding
Council for Arab-British Understanding
Description
Secretariat From : 04/07/2018 To : 03/07/2019
Secretariat From : 04/07/2018 To : 03/07/2019
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
4 Jul 2017
4 Jul 2017
Source
Council for Arab-British Understanding
Council for Arab-British Understanding
Description
Secretariat From : 04/07/2017 To : 03/07/2018
Secretariat From : 04/07/2017 To : 03/07/2018
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
4 Apr 2016
4 Apr 2016
Source
Medical Aid for Palestinians (funded by the Sir Joseph Hotung Charitable Settlement)
Medical Aid for Palestinians (funded by the Sir Joseph Hotung Charitable Settlement)
Description
Visit to West Bank and Israel From : 04/04/2016 To : 08/04/2016
Visit to West Bank and Israel From : 04/04/2016 To : 08/04/2016
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
1 Jan 2016
1 Jan 2016
Source
Council for Arab-British Understanding
Council for Arab-British Understanding
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
1 Jan 2015
1 Jan 2015
Source
Council for Arab-British Understanding
Council for Arab-British Understanding
Description
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
Value
£4,501
£4,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Palestine APPG
Former APPG Officers
Show/Hide
Tommy Sheppard
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Edinburgh East
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 24th September 2020Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Kim Johnson
Vice Chair
Labour - Liverpool Riverside
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Child of the North , Cuba , Miscarriages of Justice , Race and Community , Somaliland
Child of the North , Cuba , Miscarriages of Justice , Race and Community , Somaliland
No other APPG Memberships
5 APPG Officer Positions
Bahrain , British Muslims , Greater Manchester , Pakistan , Parks and Green Spaces
Bahrain , British Muslims , Greater Manchester , Pakistan , Parks and Green Spaces
No other APPG Memberships
5 APPG Officer Positions
Christians in Parliament , Eye Health and Visual Impairment , Football , Jamaica , Tennis
Christians in Parliament , Eye Health and Visual Impairment , Football , Jamaica , Tennis
No other APPG Memberships
Crispin Blunt
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Reigate
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Flick Drummond
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Meon Valley
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Andy Slaughter
Vice Chair
Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Tahir Ali
Vice Chair
Labour - Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 4th May 2022
Matt Western
Vice Chair
Labour - Warwick and Leamington
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
6 APPG Officer Positions
Canada , Electric Vehicle , International Students , Motor , Semiconductors , Video Games and Esports
Canada , Electric Vehicle , International Students , Motor , Semiconductors , Video Games and Esports
No other APPG Memberships
Viscount Waverley
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
3 APPG Officer Positions
Boxing , Kashmir , Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Boxing , Kashmir , Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
No other APPG Memberships
Stephen Kinnock
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Aberafan Maesteg
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 7th August 2020
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Tonge
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Sarah Champion
Vice Chair
Labour - Rotherham
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
5 APPG Officer Positions
Channel Islands , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Ocean , Taiwan , Zoos and Aquariums
Channel Islands , Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights , Ocean , Taiwan , Zoos and Aquariums
No other APPG Memberships
Yasmin Qureshi
Vice Chair
Labour - Bolton South and Walkden
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
4 APPG Officer Positions
Dentistry and Oral Health , Obesity , Pakistan , Primodos
Dentistry and Oral Health , Obesity , Pakistan , Primodos
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Kilclooney
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Philip Hollobone
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Kettering
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Steel of Aikwood
Co-Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Morris of Bolton
Co-Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
Richard Burden
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Birmingham, Northfield
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions
No other APPG Memberships
4 APPG Officer Positions
Christianity in the Holy Land , Funerals and Bereavement , Parkrun , West Coast Main Line
Christianity in the Holy Land , Funerals and Bereavement , Parkrun , West Coast Main Line
No other APPG Memberships